Series III dash mods -

[derek]

I would like to see what people have done with the Series III dash. Show me your pictures!

[fishguy]

Bump to keep it going...or started as the case may be.

[I Leak Oil]

Best modification you can do to a SIII dash is.........
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Turn it into a IIa steel dash.....;)

[SafeAirOne]

Not a whole lot of "modification" one can do with a SIII dash really, other than adding a factory auxillary panel in the center part of the dash tray OR a gauge or 2 in the front face of the dash tray in the factory spots.

There aren't really a whole lot of systems to monitor on any series rover, so having a dash that looks like a 747 flight deck isn't terribly necessary.

Mine has been "modified" by putting a bunch of miscellaneous junk in the dash tray including a first aid kit, but that's hardly picture-worthy. ;)

[pjsank]

All I've been doing is removing airsoft pellets :)

[74rover]

I thought I remember someone saying that they had put vent ducts througout the dash to prevent all the air leakinig out of the rusted dash vent area. Does anyone else remember that?

[crankin]

Where is the guy thats from Denmark or Norway...eh, somewhere in Europe where it is cold. He mod'd up his SIII dash by running a tube to the sides that kept his side windows from fogging up.

Also, Nick's Land Rover (http://www.nickslandrover.co.uk/archives/1378) has had so much done to it that it seems better than a 110.

Nick's Dash

http://www.nickslandrover.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/27nov%2006%20003.jpg

Saw this:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77213&d=1322960871&thumb=1

MudStuff.co.uk

http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/products/MUDpanel/OptionC-3.JPG

http://www.brinnoven.co.uk/funstuff/ConsoleFinished.jpg
I know this is possibly a Defender...Lets not split hairs....

Remember, our stock alternators will be hurting to power much more.

[Cutter]

I remembered someone posting a pretty elaborate mahogany interior in a series, not sure if it was a III or not. Ok, a little digging and it was lstrvr in this post http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8765&page=2 but his images are gone now. It was pretty nice, not sure if google has some way of archiving that page.

[greenmeanie]

Also, Nick's Land Rover (http://www.nickslandrover.co.uk/archives/1378) has had so much done to it that it seems better than a 110.


Hmmm, I would disagree with that. He has stability issues that he tries to put down to 'vortex shedding'. Having both a Defender and a series that run at the speeds he quotes and are as solid as a rock I can say it is not what he thinks it is. One of his mods has generated a serious problem that he refuses to acknowledge.

[yank]

Crankin, Do you have a link for the wood trimmed dash?

[crankin]

Hmmm, I would disagree with that. He has stability issues that he tries to put down to 'vortex shedding'. Having both a Defender and a series that run at the speeds he quotes and are as solid as a rock I can say it is not what he thinks it is. One of his mods has generated a serious problem that he refuses to acknowledge.

I will agree that he has some pit falls in his mods. I was simply implying that most of his mods to his 109 go beyond that of stock Defenders (rear storage, diamond plating, front and rear wipers, etc...). It was a tongue in cheek comment...

[crankin]

Crankin, Do you have a link for the wood trimmed dash?

Its that high dollar series that was on ebay a while back...

Here is the link to expedition portal (http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/70375-Unique-Expedition-Ready-1971-Land-Rover-Series-III) showcasing it.

[fishguy]

I had been thinking of lower dash custom replacements when I bumped it.

[derek]

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll41/eginnigeeginnige/Land%20Rover%20restoration%20project/IMG_4849.jpg

Found this mod on this site http://www.aulro.com/afvb/remlr-projects/136812-series-111-gs-cargo.html

[Ross72SIII]

Came across this a while back...

www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/ (http://www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/)

[fishguy]

That has some potential.